Hawks rally to down Eagles

HAMBURG - The Hawks have relied heavily on the scoring of Hannah Schoenly and Kassidy Lesher all season. Saturday's 58-45 non-league win over Blue Mountian was no different.

Schoenly scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half as Hamburg overcame an early deficit to down the Eagles.

Kassidy Lesher added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Snydey Lesher had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Hamburg, which fell behind 17-7 after the first quarter. The Hawks then pulled to with 27-23 at halftime and held a 17-5 scoring advantage in the third quarter to go up 40-32.

Abigail Fanelli had 17 points for Blue Mountain.

Tri-Valley 61 Mahanoy Area 42

MAHANOY CITY - Brittany Smeltz registered a game-high 18 points in the Dawgs' non-league victory over the Golden Bears.

Katie Dietrich added 11 for Tri-Valley.

Macey Brown and Laura Bisco led Mahanoy Area with 11 points each.

Nativity 50 Tamaqua 21

Keegan White scored eight of her game-high 16 points in the first half as the Golden Girls rolled to a non-league victory over the Raiders atop Lawton's Hill.

Allison Warren added 12 points in the game for Nativity, while Olivia Andrefski had 11. Warren scored seven points in the first half and Andrefski six as Nativity jumped out to a 41-12 lead at the half.

Vanessa Solt had 12 points to lead Tamaqua.

Pottsville 41 Schuylkill Valley 33

LEESPORT - Sadie Cresswell scored a game-high 20 points as the Crimson Tide improved to 9-3 with a non-league win over the Panthers.

Cresswell scored 12 of her points in the first half as Pottsville built a 23-17 halftime lead.

Williams Valley 64 Millersburg 23

TOWER CITY - Cassidy Pinchorski (19), Rayanne Hawk (17) and Hannah Nestor (10) all hit in double figures as the Vikings rolled past the Indians in a non-league contest.

The three combined for 35 points in the in the first half as Hawk had 14 in the half, Pinchorski 11 and Nestor 10. Williams Valley led 41-15 at the break and then held Millersburg to eight second-half points.

Lehighton 47 Panther Valley 45

LANSFORD - Madison Blasko and Macey Markovich combined for seven 3-pointers, but the Panthers fell just short to Lehighton in a non-league game.

Blasko finished with 19 points, while Markovich chipped in 14.

Tiff Thompson led Lehighton with 15 points.

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